Free Psychological Games on Steam

Steam currently has 2,208 Psychological games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best free games ranked by popularity and ratings. Data for this list is calculated from reviews and player counts reported directly by Steam and will be updated in real-time. Free Psychological game rankings were last updated on 12/13/2024.

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1. ZM Desktop Elf

Your cross-dimensional partner! This girl assistant will help you manage tasks, organize desktop, search files, and boost productivity. Customize her reactions with the behavior editor, and interact through outfits, touch, and conversation. She'll always be by yourside, creating wonderful memories.

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ZM Desktop Elf holds the #1 spot for "best free Psychological game on Steam" with a Player Score of 78. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 233 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 198 positive reviews and 35 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 9/6/2024
Developer Duoyi Games
Publisher Duoyi Games
Steam App Id 3003300

2. Cry of Fear

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

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Cry of Fear has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Psychological games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 69,315 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 61,428 positive reviews and 7,887 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Cry of Fear on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 4/25/2013
Developer Team Psykskallar
Publisher Team Psykskallar
Steam App Id 223710

3. Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue

When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.

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Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Psychological games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,957 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,759 positive reviews and 198 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue on the Steam Deck.

4. Entropy : Zero 2

Bad Cop is back. Command a small army of Combine synths and soldiers on a Northern campaign to capture Dr. Judith Mossman. A modification for Half-Life 2.

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Entropy : Zero 2 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Psychological games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 26,359 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,910 positive reviews and 449 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Entropy : Zero 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 8/20/2022
Developer Breadmen
Publisher Breadman
Steam App Id 1583720

5. Deceit

Test your instincts at trust and deception in an action-filled, multiplayer first-person shooter. You wake up in unknown surroundings to the sound of the Game Master’s unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of your group have been infected with a virus, but who will escape?

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Deceit has achieved a Player Score of 78, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Psychological games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 93,274 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 73,930 positive reviews and 19,344 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Deceit on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 3/3/2017
Franchise World Makers
Developer World Makers
Publisher World Makers
Steam App Id 466240

6. Enderal: Forgotten Stories (Special Edition)

Enderal: Forgotten Stories (Special Edition) is a total conversion mod for Skyrim SE. It offers an immersive open world, new skill systems and gameplay with a dark, psychological storyline and believable characters. SE features a new rendering engine, improved lighting, performance and stability.

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Enderal: Forgotten Stories (Special Edition) has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Psychological games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,516 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,994 positive reviews and 522 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Enderal: Forgotten Stories (Special Edition) on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 4/2/2021
Franchise SureAI
Developer SureAI
Publisher SureAI
Steam App Id 976620

7. Katawa Shoujo

Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.

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Katawa Shoujo has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Psychological games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,734 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,697 positive reviews and 37 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 8/15/2024
Developer Four Leaf Studios
Publisher Four Leaf Studios
Steam App Id 3068300

8. Enderal: Forgotten Stories

Enderal: Forgotten Stories is a total conversion mod for Skyrim that is set in its own world with its own lore and story. It offers an immersive open world, all for the player to explore, overhauled skill systems and gameplay mechanics and a dark, psychological storyline with believable characters.

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Enderal: Forgotten Stories has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Psychological games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,995 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,269 positive reviews and 726 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Enderal: Forgotten Stories on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 2/14/2019
Franchise SureAI
Developer SureAI
Publisher SureAI
Steam App Id 933480

9. Fears to Fathom - Home Alone

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

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Fears to Fathom - Home Alone has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Psychological games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,608 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,855 positive reviews and 753 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Fears to Fathom - Home Alone on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 7/2/2021
Franchise Fears to Fathom
Developer Rayll
Publisher Rayll
Steam App Id 1671340

10. Yume Nikki

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

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Yume Nikki has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Psychological games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,898 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,433 positive reviews and 465 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Yume Nikki on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 1/10/2018
Developer kikiyama
Publisher PLAYISM
Steam App Id 650700

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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 28). Entropy : Zero 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 27). Deceit on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 28). Enderal: Forgotten Stories (Special Edition) on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 1). Katawa Shoujo on Steam. Steam Store.
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 13). Fears to Fathom - Home Alone on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 7). Yume Nikki on Steam. Steam Store.

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